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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
Volume 60, Issue 4, Pages 1030-1033Publisher
ASSOC ARQUIVOS DE NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000600028
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central pontine myelinolysis; extra-pontine myelinolysis; alcoholism
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Central pontine myelinolysis (CPM) and extra-pontine myelinolysis (EPM) are different presentations of a demyelinating disorder of the brain more commonly associated with rapid correction of hyponatremia, spastic tetraparesita and pseudo-bulbar palsy. There are in the literature a few cases of CPM/EPM in patients without electrolyte disturbances. We report the case of a 39 year-old man with severe alcoholism, who presented with spastic tetraparesis and palsy of several cranial nerves, associated with lesions in the magnetic resonance compatible with CPM/EPM. The patient had a good follow-up after pulse therapy with corticosteroids.
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